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The table below looks at the demand for Electronic Point Of Sale (EPoS) skills within the Kent region with a comparison to our Miscellaneous category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited EPoS over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkElectronic Point Of Sale (EPoS)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4349
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads53
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.167 %2.913 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£100-
Average daily rate£100-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£100-
UK excluding London average daily rate£234£274
% change on same period last year-14.56 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00-
Average hourly rate£15.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.72£16.48
% change on same period last year+37.82 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads120103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.111 %
Daily rates quoted3011
Average minimum daily rate£315£383
Average daily rate£330£395
% change on same period last year-16.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£345£408
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£345
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£18.92£16.96
Average hourly rate£20.04£18.29
% change on same period last year+9.57 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.17£19.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.41£25.59
% change on same period last year-0.69 %
EPoS South EastEPoS
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

EPoS
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing EPoS across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Miscellaneous category.

Kent EPoS Demand Trend

EPoS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing EPoS across the Kent region.

Kent EPoS Daily Rate Trend

EPoS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing EPoS across the Kent region.

Kent EPoS Hourly Rate Trend

EPoS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing EPoS across the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Kent EPoS Hourly Rate Histogram

EPoS
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing EPoS within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
DartfordDown-13£100-
MaidstoneNew entry-1--
EPoS South EastEPoS
South East

EPoS
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing EPoS also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited EPoS.

12 (28.57 %)Retail
21 (14.29 %)Banking
21 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
21 (14.29 %)Test Management
21 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
21 (14.29 %)Toshiba
21 (14.29 %)Front Office
21 (14.29 %)Risk Management
21 (14.29 %)Electronics
21 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)SQL
21 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
21 (14.29 %)CRM
21 (14.29 %)ATM
21 (14.29 %)LAN
21 (14.29 %)HP
21 (14.29 %)Compaq
21 (14.29 %)Dell
21 (14.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (14.29 %)TestDirector
21 (14.29 %)Tivoli
21 (14.29 %)Project Management

EPoS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing EPoS also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited EPoS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (14.29 %)ATM
11 (14.29 %)LAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)TestDirector
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (28.57 %)Retail
21 (14.29 %)Retail Banking
21 (14.29 %)Front Office
21 (14.29 %)Electronics
21 (14.29 %)Finance
21 (14.29 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Support Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Field Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Technical Support Engineer
22 (28.57 %)Technical Support
22 (28.57 %)Technical Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Business Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Business Manager
31 (14.29 %)Business Process Manager
31 (14.29 %)Process Manager
31 (14.29 %)Break Fix Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Field Service Engineer
31 (14.29 %)Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Test Manager
31 (14.29 %)IT Project Manager
31 (14.29 %)Hardware Engineer
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
11 (14.29 %)CRM
11 (14.29 %)Project Management
11 (14.29 %)Risk Management
11 (14.29 %)Test Management
11 (14.29 %)Test Scripting
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)Tivoli
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (14.29 %)HP
11 (14.29 %)Compaq
11 (14.29 %)Dell
11 (14.29 %)Toshiba